IDC Whitepaper : Innovation and the Need for Speed

Addressing the Demands of Collaboration, Complexity and Speed

A single source of data and processes needs to be in place for a team involved with new product development and introduction – a global team consisting of design, marketing, engineering, supply, manufacturing, and service functions. IDC Manufacturing Insights envisions a unified platform that should include the following considerations:

Visual decision making and open innovation is difficult if all parties involved in the product development process are not working in the same system.

Systems engineering across multiple engineering and manufacturing domains needs to be unified.

Product life-cycle economics includes business and cost rationalization of product decisions and product development is tied to business strategy and goals.

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